Lyrics

Intro

Verse

CFC Sometimes in our lives... we all have pain
CEmG We all have sorrow
CFC But if we are wise, we know that there's
CGC Always tomorrow
Lean on me when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long 'til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on
Please, swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you won't let show

Refrain

C You just call on me, brother, when you need a hand
GC We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on
Lean on me when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long 'til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on
You just call on me, brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on
If there is a load
You have to bear that you can't carry
I'm right up the road, I'll share your load
If you just call me

Outro

GC Call me...
Call me...
Call me...
Call me...

Notes & Tabs

Basic Chords Used

The basic chords you'll need to play this song can be played as shown below. You can easily abbreviate the F chord by omitting the highest and lowest strings (so it looks like x3321x, from lowest to highest).

Intro & Verse Riff

The distinctive piano walk-up and walk-down riff heard during the intro and verse can be imitated on guitar as follows. There are many ways you could play this riff, but this is a good and simple version to start with.

e-|----0-------------------------------------0-------------------0---3----
B-|----1----------------1--------------------1-------------------0---0----
G-|----0----------------2--------------------0-------------------0---0----
D-|----2---------0--2---3--------3--2---0----2----------0---2----2---0----
A-|----3----3-----------3--------------------3-------3-----------2---2----
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------0---3----
CFCEmG
"Sometimes in our lives... we all have pain... we all have sorrow"
-|----0----------------------------------0------------------0---0----
-|----1-------------1--------------------1------------------0---1----
-|----0-------------2--------------------0------------------0---0----
-|----2------0--2---3-------3--2----0----2----------0----2--0---2----
-|----3---3---------3--------------------3-------3----------2---3----
-|----------------------------------------------------------3--------
CFCGC
"But if we are wise... we know that there's al-ways tomorrow"

Outro

"Call me..."

Song Info

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